Design-build landscape studio · Palm Beach County
Landscape design in Palm Beach County, drawn by hand and built by our own crew
Tropical gardens, coral stone terraces and warm evening light for homes in Jupiter, Palm Beach Gardens and Wellington. One studio from the first sketch to the last plant.
Services
Four things we do, all of them well
Most gardens need all four. We design them together so the stone, the planting and the light work as one.
Landscape design
Scaled plans, planting palettes and a budget before anything gets built.
From $3,500Landscape design
Tropical planting
Palms, shade trees and layered beds chosen for salt, sun and soil.
From $8,000Tropical planting
Coral stone & hardscape
Coral stone, travertine and paver terraces, paths and pool decks.
From $32 per sq ft installedCoral stone & hardscape
Landscape lighting
Warm low-voltage light for palms, paths and terraces, demoed at night.
From $4,800Landscape lighting
Landscape design
Every garden starts on paper
Before a shovel hits the ground, you get a scaled plan of your property: where each palm, bed, path and light goes, what it's called, and what it costs. Elena draws it by hand first, because that's where the good ideas come from.
- A scaled plan and planting palette
- Lighting and irrigation layout
- A line-by-line budget estimate
- Two rounds of revisions included
How a project runs
Site walk
90 minutes on your property: sun, soil, drainage, views and how you want to use the space. $250, credited to your design.
Design
In 2 to 3 weeks you get the plan, the planting palette and a budget. We revise it with you twice.
Build
Our own crew, led by Tiago, builds it. Most gardens take 2 to 6 weeks.
Aftercare
Rosa visits during the first 90 days to check watering and growth. Plants are covered for a year.
Where we work
We keep our crew within a 30-minute drive of the studio, so we're there when your garden needs us.
Palm Beach Gardens
Wellington
Also serving Tequesta, Juno Beach and North Palm Beach.
The studio
Four people, one crew, and no subcontracted designs.
Elena MarshFounder · landscape architectHas designed gardens across north Palm Beach County since 2012. Every plan starts as a hand drawing on her table.
Tiago AlbuquerqueConstruction leadRuns our crew and every coral stone install. 15 years building hardscape; speaks Portuguese, Spanish and English.
Rosa DelgadoHorticulturistChooses plants for salt, sun and soil, and runs the 90-day aftercare visits after every planting.
Marcus HaleLighting & irrigationDesigns lighting on site, after dark, and lays out irrigation zones so every bed gets the water it needs.
In writing, before we start
Fixed design fee
Plans from $3,500. The $250 site walk is credited to it.
1-year plant warranty
On plants we install, when they're on irrigation we installed or adjusted.
2-year workmanship
On every terrace, path and wall our crew builds.
From the journal
Salt-tolerant plants for Jupiter and waterfront gardens
Salt spray decides what survives near the coast. Here's what our horticulturist plants, and how she layers it.
Coral stone vs. travertine for a Florida pool deck
Both are natural stone, both look beautiful around a pool. Here's how they really differ, from the person who installs them.
Hurricane-ready landscaping: what to do before June
A storm-ready garden starts months before the forecast. These are the checks we make on our own clients' gardens every spring.
Walk your property with a designer
90 minutes on site with Elena or Rosa. $250, credited to your design if you go ahead.